Thới Bình District
Thới Bình District
Huyện Thới Bình | |
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Country | Vietnam |
Province | Cà Mau |
Capital | Thới Bình |
Area | |
• Total | 244 sq mi (631 km2) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 153,160 |
Time zone | UTC+7 (Indochina Time) |
Thới Bình is a rural district of Cà Mau Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 138,763.[1] The district covers an area of 631 km². The district capital lies at Thới Bình.[1] Thới Bình borders U Minh District to the west, Kiên Giang Province to the north, Bạc Liêu Province to the east and northeast, and Cà Mau to the south.
As a district in the Cà Mau Peninsula and Mekong Delta, Thới Bình is typical of the area, with low-lying and salty floodplains. Part of the district lies in the U Minh Thượng National Park. The main economic activity in the district is aquaculture, particularly prawn and blue crab farming. Trẹm River, a tributary of the Ông Đốc River, is the only waterway flowing through this district.
Divisions[]
The district is subdivided into 12 commune-level subdivisions, including the township of Thới Bình and the rural communes of Biển Bạch, Biển Bạch Đông, Hồ Thị Kỷ, , Tân Lộc, , , , and Trí Phải.
References[]
- ^ a b "Districts of Vietnam". Statoids. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- Districts of Cà Mau province
- Cà Mau province geography stubs